QuickWall Alternatives

QuickWall is described as 'was initialy launched as a wallpaper app that would set wallpapers directly from the commandline. Later due to a lot of requests from users , a theme option was added which uses pywal to generate themes from the wallpapers' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to QuickWall for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone. The best alternative is Wallpaper Engine. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Variety Wallpaper Changer or John's Background Switcher. Other great apps like QuickWall are ScreenPlay, Muzei, Fondo and Hidamari.

QuickWall alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Shell Extensions. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of QuickWall.

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QuickWall

Free • Open Source
Linux

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Wallpaper Engine
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Paid • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
Android
Steam
40 alternatives to Wallpaper Engine
Use stunning live wallpapers on your Windows desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos and websites and share them with others!.
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Wallpaper Engine Features
Live Wallpapers
Configurable
Video wallpaper
Visualize Music
User contributed content
Steam Workshop
Built-in editor
Variety Wallpaper Changer
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Free • Open Source
Linux
43 alternatives to Variety Wallpaper Changer
Variety is a wallpaper changer for Ubuntu which is featureful, yet slim and very easy to use. It can automatically download wallpapers from various online sources, allows rotating them on a regular interval or on demand, and provides easy to use ways to separate the great images...
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Variety Wallpaper Changer Features
Facebook integration
Image Filters
John's Background Switcher
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
48 alternatives to John's Background Switcher
John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the wallpaper on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something interesting. JBS sits in your system tray (down by the clock) and changes your background at the time interval of your choosing.
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John's Background Switcher Features
Sits in the System Tray
Saves backgrounds
ScreenPlay
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Free • Open Source
Shell Extension
Mac
Windows
Steam
35 alternatives to ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay is an Open Source cross-platform app for displaying Video Wallpaper & Widgets. It is written in modern C++20/Qt6/QML. It currently supports Windows and macOS (x64 and arm).
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ScreenPlay Features
Live Wallpapers
Video wallpaper
Widgets
Steam Workshop
Visualize Music
Muzei
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Free • Open Source
Android
58 alternatives to Muzei
Muzei is a live wallpaper that gently refreshes your home screen each day with famous works of art. It also recedes into the background, blurring and dimming artwork to keep your icons and widgets in the spotlight.
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Muzei Features
Live Wallpapers
Blur Filter
Customizable
Fondo
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Free • Open Source
Linux
4 alternatives to Fondo
Find a variety of the most beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash.com the world’s most generous community of photographers.
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Fondo Features
Category Filters
Activity history
Integrated Search
Hidamari
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Free • Open Source
Linux
4 alternatives to Hidamari
Video wallpaper for Linux. Written in Python.
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Hidamari Features
Video wallpaper
Video playback
Streaming
Wave Lines Live Wallpaper
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
35 alternatives to Wave Lines Live Wallpaper
A simple, unobstrusive live wallpaper showing slowly moving wave lines. You can choose a color theme, build your own, change if the lines should grow and shrink or if they should have a uniform width. The lines may swing in harmony or each line independently.

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Irvue
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Free • Open Source
Mac
25 alternatives to Irvue
Unsplash is a thousands of stunning photos in high resolution, for your desktop.
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Irvue Features
Unsplash integration
Splashy
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
10 alternatives to Splashy
Breathtaking, auto changing wallpaper app for all devices!.
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Splashy Features
Category Filters
Collections
Live Wallpapers